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    Bully-ing question...HELP!

    Good luck with all this. It does seem like bullying to me as well. I have 2 yr old hens. And the one at the bottom of the pecking order is so picked on by many of the others that she has stopped going in the hen house at night. When I go to close up she is on the back of the house on the egg...
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    Baldy Bird

    I believe she would be completely content to be by herself all the time rather than be with the flock. During the day she can get away and usually does. But at night she is a captive. So I'm thinking of making a seperate, very small, single bird hen house for her. Seems like a lot of trouble for...
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    Baldy Bird

    That is my poor hens name because her head has been picked clean. She is definitely at the bottome of the pecking order. She used to give it back sometimes but now she chooses to run instead. Lately she is never with the others. During the day she stays completely away from the flock. She is so...
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    2 yr old not going in the hen house at night

    I have 4 Buff Orpies. And they are anything but quiet. Oh my gosh. One's nickname is Roo, like a rooster because she is so loud. Another is Croaker, because that's how she sounds. Another is Grumpy. The only nice one of them is Downy. I have 3 BSLs. 2 of which are just dolls. The other is a...
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    2 yr old not going in the hen house at night

    I hear you can mail chickens? Would you like her? I'm going to try retraining her by taking her down each night and putting her in the door she's supposed to go in and see if that helps. Maybe she's just forgotten where she should go. Ha
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    2 yr old not going in the hen house at night

    I have a 2 yr old RIR that is definitely at the bottom of the pecking order. It's been that way since early on.She's very much a loner. Sometimes she gives it as good as she gets it. But has always gone in to roost. She usually sits away from the others alone. Or sometimes in a nesting box...
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    hyperextended leg

    So how many days do you think she needs to rest before letting her be outside in an area fenced off from the rest? It's been 5 days of not using the leg. She doesn't even attempt to put any weight on it. She uses her wing for balance and just hops. But today she hasn't even done that. Only...
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    hyperextended leg

    So maybe I shouldn't have put her outside? I thought she was probably lonely sitting in the basement alone. She is still just sitting there next to the food/water. Never tries to put any weight on it. If she moves it is hopping with assistance from her wings. If she is to live out her days...
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    hyperextended leg

    Nothing feels broken. And she doesn't mind it being moved or when I put pressure anywhere. It feels just like the other one. I guess. This is my first experience feeling of a chicken. How do I tell if it's broken? It moves freely. Almost too much so. I've had her on bed rest since Sat...
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    hyperextended leg

    I saw a post about a hen with a hyperextended leg. I am pretty sure that is what has happened to mine. She must have fallen from the egg hatch. About 4 ft. The leg sort of hangs there. Will she ever get use of it? or will she hop for the rest of her life? She is only 18 mos. old. Right now I...
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    Maybe dislocated leg?

    3 Days ago I found a Buff Orpington sitting on the ground below the egg hatch. It is about 4 ft high. The girls like to fly up there and then fly down. The Orpies have a bit of a harder time than the lighter birds. Some of them don't even try. So my thinking is she tried and failed and fell in...
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    My hen is walking strangely, any idea why? **MOULTING is the answer

    That's exactly how one of mine walked when she was molting. I was so frightened at first thinking something was terribly wrong. It got really bad for a few days. But then the feathers started coming back in and she's back to walking normally.
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    very sick chicken or is it moulting?

    It does seem like more than just moulting. Maybe neurological. But I can't find any information about that kind of disease. She is walking sideways! And sometimes backwards. I don't have a way to isolate her from the other 10. What if she's contagious? There is lots of outdoor space during the...
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    very sick chicken or is it moulting?

    One of my hens started losing feathers. I assumed she was moulting. It is getting pretty extreme. But having never had one moult before, I wasn't alarmed. But now she appears to be having some other symptoms. Such as not walking straight. She also seems a bit slow when it comes to going after...
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    egg shells.

    I don't dry them at all. I do break them up a bit. But only because there are 11 chickens and only 4 eggs. So that is 8 halves after I use them. So I have to make sure there are enough to go around. LOL It is true. They seem to love most everything that isn't their layer pellets. But some things...
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    Walking funny

    How do I tell if she is egg bound? I could probably pick her up. She is one of the more "friendly" of my hens. We have so many that we didn't really spend a lot of time "socializing" them. Some of them will squat and let me pet them. But most not so. But as far as putting her in water: can't...
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    egg shells.

    Why do my hens love egg shells so much? They go wild for them. Is it wrong for them to eat them? And is something lacking in their diet that they want them so badly?
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    Walking funny

    My hen is walking oddly. She crouches a lot. What I mean to say is when she's walking she lowers her body closer to the ground. So it's as if her leg or legs won't support her or perhaps hurt. She is moving around as much as the others. But something is obviously wrong. I'd hate to think she is...
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    Lowest chicken in the pecking order

    She's not really complacent. She gets right in the middle of things like when it's treat time. She doesn't hide or anything. So maybe if I spray her head blue the "she devil" chicken will leave her alone? If that doesn't work, I'm tempted to give the mean one away. She's never been a very nice...
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    Lowest chicken in the pecking order

    Sort of like "time out for a wayward hen". Just don't have anyplace seperate to put her. I've never needed to quarantine a bird. yet.
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